Abstract:The author discusses how census reports, in combination with other primary sources and secondary sources, can be used for inquiry-based learning, in particular, to investigate local history in the high school classroom. The article features an investigation of twenty-one German immigrants to Larned, Kansas, which appeared in the 1880 census report. It is proposed that students can learn much by investigating the push and pull factors for immigration from Germany to Kansas during the late 1800s. In addition, students can learn about demographic information such as occupations and age, and can consider the challenges to adapting to life on the prairie. It is argued that similar local history investigations can and should be replicated in classrooms across the country.

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从普鲁士到堪萨斯：1880 年人口普查和德国移民

摘要：作者讨论了人口普查报告如何与其他主要来源和次要来源相结合，用于探究式学习，特别是在高中课堂中调查当地历史。这篇文章介绍了对 1880 年人口普查报告中出现的 21 名前往堪萨斯州拉内德的德国移民的调查。建议学生可以通过调查 1800 年代后期从德国移民到堪萨斯州的推拉因素来学到很多东西。此外，学生可以了解职业和年龄等人口统计信息，并可以考虑适应草原生活的挑战。有人认为，类似的地方历史调查可以而且应该在全国的课堂上进行复制。